Tips & Tricks

Autumn Harvest Party Ideas 'My Little Pumpkin's 1st Birthday' Autumn season is one of our favourites. The colour of the leaves, the way they crunch and new life in the hedgerows. We love these signs of the exciting weeks to come. We had a...

How to capture the moment at children’s parties It’s one of those milestone days which you really want to capture, but children’s birthday parties include some situations which can be really challenging to photograph. Do you ever snap your way through...

Host a breathtaking bug party! Today I was asked for ideas on how to host a breathtaking bug party. The soon to be birthday girl loves flowers and creepy crawlies, and so, mummy Jen, would love some suggestions for the games and decorations. A buggy...

Let’s bring the cinema home! A fabulous idea, that with a little preparation can save you some £££. Why not incorporate a red carpet, pretend its the opening night and snap their photographs as they arrive!? What we need for this is a projector, a blank wall...

6 Green Crafts for Children on Valentine's I may be a little late to the party with this post, but nonetheless I wanted to share some amazing ideas from brilliant bloggers on how to get your kids crafting this Valentine's. Doing your bit for the environment is an...

Smart Ways You Can Style a Trolls Party. Trolls are back and these are not the under the bridge, scary kind. The new animated Dreamworks movie is a happy, song filled movie that the kids are lapping up! A local mum of twins asked me to throw some ideas together...

Cut The Party CostsMore than 2,000 British parents found that the average cost of a birthday party adds up to £320.50. On average parents also spend £175.80 on birthday presents, which makes a total birthday spend of £496.30!Now if you have more than 1 child this is...

Party Bags Send the children home with a big smile clutching onto their personalised party bags. Party Bag Filler Ideas We've all seen enough poundland trinkets to last a lifetime and so this section is all about inspiring you to create thoughtful gifts that...

Presents We all love presents on our birthday. But how do we know our children are going to receive something they'll use and love? Well the short answer is we don't! I've read many threads on netmums about receiving unwanted presents and so I've put some...

BUDGET Parties can be expensive but there are many ways to keep the cost down. It's fair to say the more DIY your party the more control you'll have over cost. You pay for convenience and so if you do have time to make your decorations, birthday cake and...

FOOD We have a rough idea on how many we are catering for and so now it is time to plan the menu! It’s also the time to double check any dietary requirements.. i.e vegetarians, vegans, gluten free, diabetes and any allergies just in case. Parent’s will expect...

THE BIRTHDAY CAKEThe birthday cake will enhance your theme and of course keep your guests enticed until the very end. I always wondered why the birthday cake steals much of our time only for it to be demolished in sticky fingers! Nonetheless the cake is a major...